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Offline Poison17

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Re: Hidden Messaging?
« Reply #150 on: April 04, 2009, 05:09:36 PM »
In 'Chuck Vs. The Marlin' during Casey's questioning Morgan regarding the whereabouts of the fish (actually Marlin) and after Sarah is locked inside the freezer.



Edit: Also would this thread be better served in "General Discussion"? There is an "Inside Jokes" thread there that is very similar to this thread.

That could also be a nod to Chuck vs. the Tango when Casey threw one of La Ciudad's men into a freezer.
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Re: Hidden Messaging?
« Reply #151 on: April 04, 2009, 05:50:57 PM »
That could also be a nod to Chuck vs. the Tango when Casey threw one of La Ciudad's men into a freezer.


That part of the episiode was great! Beat down by home appliances!
Season 2 Episode 16, Chuck vs The Lethal Weapon
Agent Cole Barker: (referring to Chuck) He was also injured in the line of duty.
Casey: He got clipped by a window cill. It's as pathetic as it sounds.

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Re: Hidden Messaging?
« Reply #152 on: April 04, 2009, 06:08:44 PM »
In 'Broken Heart' the "Customer Service" being visible in the background during the bachelor party can be another hidden message albeit one of the weaker ones.

As an aside, I've noticed that they have been reusing the same GUI overlay from 'Seduction' when conferencing with Beckman. Not every time but very often. This is from 'Broken Heart' but I've also spotted it in 'Cougars':

"S. Banachek"

In 'First Date' it said "cipher" or something to that effect.

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Re: Hidden Messaging?
« Reply #153 on: April 04, 2009, 06:37:22 PM »




Looks like this may be foreshadowing something big. Road Trip and Quality Time is exactly what Chuck and Sarah need.
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Re: Hidden Messaging?
« Reply #154 on: April 04, 2009, 06:42:14 PM »
I think you're right Pachucfanck

I know I'm right. ;)
BTW just call me pa. ;)

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« Reply #155 on: April 04, 2009, 06:44:07 PM »
I think you're right Pachucfanck

I know I'm right. ;)
BTW just call me pa. ;)


lol, thanks, caus that is so much easier to write, lol. I had to look at your  name like ten times to make sure I didn't misspell it. lol.

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Re: Hidden Messaging?
« Reply #156 on: April 05, 2009, 11:02:29 AM »


In the pilot on the club scene we see a poster that says "(something) Crisis". And yes after that it's been one hell of crisis after another LOL.


It looks like it says "ADOLESCENCE CRISIS"
Season 2 Episode 16, Chuck vs The Lethal Weapon
Agent Cole Barker: (referring to Chuck) He was also injured in the line of duty.
Casey: He got clipped by a window cill. It's as pathetic as it sounds.

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« Reply #157 on: May 31, 2009, 02:22:21 AM »
Kudos to dzeims for starting this thread. 

I'm new here so maybe this has already been discussed.  I've watched and rewatched alot of the episodes and started seeing a few things.

- Scott Bakula (SB) has the same initials as Steve Bartowski (SB) and Sam Beckett (SB)    --> were the writers fans of Quantum Leap?

- possible mistake in episode 2.16 where Chuck updates his ORION diagram.  Sarah Walker and Graham Langston have the same ID Tag number   --> is there a screenshot of the whole chart anywhere?


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Re: Hidden Messaging?
« Reply #158 on: May 31, 2009, 04:02:18 AM »
Kudos to dzeims for starting this thread. 

I'm new here so maybe this has already been discussed.  I've watched and rewatched alot of the episodes and started seeing a few things.

- Scott Bakula (SB) has the same initials as Steve Bartowski (SB) and Sam Beckett (SB)    --> were the writers fans of Quantum Leap?

- possible mistake in episode 2.16 where Chuck updates his ORION diagram.  Sarah Walker and Graham Langston have the same ID Tag number   --> is there a screenshot of the whole chart anywhere?




Oh, I think it's safe to say they were fans of Quantum Leap. ;)  NBC has a searchable screenshot of http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/exclusives/chucks-chart/ on its website.  I think the same number is simply a coincidence - all the CIA agents ID tags have the same number.  Probably, whoever was doing the Photoshopping got sloppy.
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Re: Hidden Messaging?
« Reply #159 on: May 31, 2009, 05:52:48 AM »
Oh, I think it's safe to say they were fans of Quantum Leap. ;)  NBC has a searchable screenshot of http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/exclusives/chucks-chart/ on its website.  I think the same number is simply a coincidence - all the CIA agents ID tags have the same number.  Probably, whoever was doing the Photoshopping got sloppy.


There were quite a few Quantum Leap references, like Steven's "Oh Boy".  That's what's so great about the show with so many references to sci-fi and comedy classics.

That NBC link was great too !!